Okay wow! That’s the first thing I must say. I’m a psychology graduate and working toward my therapy certification. I have always had a massive interest in mental illness and disorders since I was diagnosed with bipolar II, 9 years ago, and have struggled with it my entire life. As someone who has been seeing psychologists and psychiatrists since I was 10 years old, this book fueled my major interest as well as felt extremely personal in what I’ve experienced thus far in my life.

I learned so much from this book when it came to the more technical side of the story. My psychiatrist never told me that there might be a connection between bipolar, autism and schizophrenia. That was a massive insight into my symptoms and life.

The more personal side of the story of the Galvin family was written so perfectly that it was super easy to read, that someone who doesn’t have an already big interest in psychology, can still understand and enjoy the entire book. I read this so fast because I just wanted to know the end result of the Galvin family’s struggles.

Massive applause for Kolker in how he researched and followed this family’s story. Truly a masterpiece. This is something I will use in my future practice as a viewpoint in how schizophrenia can affect a person. Thank you!


*Thank you to netgalley, the author and publisher for the free copy to review